The Blind Owl

The Blind Owl 1987

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H., 35, an Arabian immigrant, works as projectionist in an old cinema. One day, drawn by the music, he looks through the window of the booth and is fascinated: the dancer he sees on the screen seems to be looking straight into his eyes. He falls in love with her, but the vision last only a moment. Shortly afterwards, an elderly man storms into the projection booth and claims he is his uncle.
 H. wants to prepare a meal for him and reaches for the oil bottle: he sees the same dancer on the label…. H begins to find echoes of his own life in the images he projects. Everything changes when fiction and reality merge...

  • Released: 1987-12-31
  • Runtime: 90 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Fantasy
  • Stars: Jean-François Lapalus, Jean-Bernard Guillard, Jessica Forde, Alain Rimoux, Camila Mora-Scheihing, Jean Mallamaci, Alain Halle-Halle, Ilma De witte, François Berthet, Brigitte Coscas, Patrick Verschueren, Jean-Marie Boëglin, Patrick Kabakdjian
  • Director: Raúl Ruiz